Reposted by Chris HackneyBSG Geomorphology @bsg-geomorph.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Abstract submission here - deadline 17th July - forms.office.com/pages/respon... 111
Reposted by Chris HackneyBSG Geomorphology @bsg-geomorph.bsky.social · 03/06/2026🌟2026 BSG Annual Conference is now open for abstracts!🌟 Join us in Lincoln between 1st and 4th September 📆 Find out more about conference preparations (including. the Cuchlaine King symposium on biogeomorphology🍃🦫) here www.geomorphology.org.uk/annual-confe... ⬇️ for the abstract submission... 113
Reposted by Chris HackneySeb Pitman @coastalscoop.bsky.social · 25/03/2026A challenge for students on the @ncl-geography.bsky.social Netherlands fieldtrip today with ~1m storm surge completely inundating de Slufter field site - great resilience reconsidering what was possible, and retargeting some of their project work. Fantastic to show this dynamic environment in flood! 172
Reposted by Chris HackneySpringer @springer.springernature.com · 16/01/2026This study from 'Biological Invasions' shows invasive non-native plants indirectly destabilise riverbanks by suppressing native vegetation, increasing bare ground, and reducing winter shear strength by around 30%. bit.ly/4qJilB3 @zarahpattison.bsky.social @drchrishackney.bsky.social #bioinvasions 093
Reposted by Chris HackneyBSG Geomorphology @bsg-geomorph.bsky.social · 06/01/2026🚨 4 days left to enter 🚨 submit your photos and drawings of geomorphological features by midnight on Friday tagging us and the tag #BSGAC25 to win up to £100 🥇 last years winners and runners up for inspiration ⬇️ 155
Reposted by Chris HackneyJames Hardwick @jahardwick.bsky.social · 07/01/2026My third PhD chapter has just been published, we assessed the impact of Himalayan balsam invasion on riverbank stability. A massive thanks to @zarahpattison.bsky.social @drchrishackney.bsky.social @dralanlaw.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...link.springer.comInvasive non-native plants indirectly destabilise riverbanks - Biological InvasionsInvasive Non-Native Plant species (INNPs) establishment along rivers continues to accelerate globally, with potential consequences for riverbank stability, ecosystem functions and services. Riverbank ... 12213
Reposted by Chris HackneyNewcastle University @newcastleuni.bsky.social · 16/11/2025A study co-led by our experts highlights how sand mining is endangering the normal functioning of the Tonle Sap Lake, the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia, potentially affecting 23 million people. Read more here. ⬇ bit.ly/47V2Eza #WeAreNCL 041
Reposted by Chris HackneyNewcastle University Geography @ncl-geography.bsky.social · 17/11/2025Important work here from @drchrishackney.bsky.social and colleagues - 011
Reposted by Chris HackneyBSG Geomorphology @bsg-geomorph.bsky.social · 29/07/2025The Junior Deputy Chair (JDC) assists the Chair and Senior Deputy Chair with the day to day running of the society. The JDC is an elected one-year role, with the incumbent assuming the role of Senior Deputy Chair in the subsequent year, and then the role of Chair in the year after. 111
Reposted by Chris HackneyBSG Geomorphology @bsg-geomorph.bsky.social · 29/07/2025Outreach Vice Chair is responsible for coordinating the Outreach Committee’s activities, including promoting geomorphology to the public and encouraging the teaching of geomorphology at schools, colleges, universities, and to the wider public. The position is held for a three-year term. 111
Reposted by Chris HackneyBSG Geomorphology @bsg-geomorph.bsky.social · 29/07/2025⏰ We are still looking to fill the positions of Junior Deputy Chair and Outreach Vice Chair on our Executive Committee starting in September. Please get in touch if you are interested in applying! Brief descriptions for the roles can be found below ⬇️ 147
Chris Hackney @drchrishackney.bsky.social · 08/07/2025China rare earths: The BBC visits the world's mining capital for the metals - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...bbc.co.ukChina rare earths: The BBC visits the world's mining capital for the metals - BBC NewsThe price of the rare earth metals the world buys from China 020
Reposted by Chris HackneyArea @areajournal.bsky.social · 30/06/2025📢June Issue of Area📢 This latest issue pulls together the fully #OpenAccess 'Rivers as Borders' Special Section alongside papers on topics including de-development, AI, and diary methods. Read all the papers here: rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14754762... #geosky 1198
Reposted by Chris HackneyBSG Geomorphology @bsg-geomorph.bsky.social · 20/06/2025We also announce this year's photo competition winners: congratulations @thapasara.bsky.social, Stephen Tooth. @drchrishackney.bsky.social 🥇🥈🥉 173
Reposted by Chris HackneyDr Flo Halstead @flohalstead.bsky.social · 23/06/2025Based on work in Vietnam, we explore how place-based, intergenerational storytelling can drive real momentum and sustain engagement. @parsnipsparsons.bsky.social @bedforms.bsky.social @drchrishackney.bsky.social @lisa-jones7.bsky.social, Thu Vo, Hue Le, Anh Nguyen, Alison Lloyd Williams 032
Chris Hackney @drchrishackney.bsky.social · 03/06/2025🚨New paper alert 🚨 Ever wondered how sand extraction may be altering the bed of sandy rivers? How these changes influence flow and sediment transport? Well wonder no more! agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/... 34619
Chris Hackney @drchrishackney.bsky.social · 22/05/2025Test match special back on whilst marking - must be summer!media.tenor.coma man in a white shirt and tie is standing on a cricket field with his arms in the air .ALT: a man in a white shirt and tie is standing on a cricket field with his arms in the air . 040
Reposted by Chris HackneyArea @areajournal.bsky.social · 02/05/2025New Special Section in Area! 'Rivers as Borders', edited by Rebekka Kanesu, @drvanessalamb.bsky.social & Eva McGrath, features 6 #OpenAccess papers on river-borders from the Yarmouk and Salween to the Moselle and Torridge. Read all papers here ⬇️ rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1... #geo 195
Chris Hackney @drchrishackney.bsky.social · 24/04/2025Booming factory growth in Vietnam is requiring more sand to be imported from its neighbours www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...bloomberg.comVietnam Is Running Out of Sand to Fuel an Economic BoomA new crop of factories requires roads, and that means sand. To keep up, the country is importing from Cambodia on a massive scale 012
Reposted by Chris HackneyWATERSHED Investigations @watershed-i.bsky.social · 17/04/2025As the world constructs ever more buildings, we're destabilising rivers, lakes, deltas & loughs to gather the sand we need for all that concrete. What harm are we causing? How can we reduce that harm? Can we use alternative materials in concrete or reduce the amount of concrete we use? 25022
Reposted by Chris HackneyWATERSHED Investigations @watershed-i.bsky.social · 17/04/2025'She mines sand at the Mwamphanzi River, even though she knows this makes the flooding worse. "We don't have any other choice. Like today, I left early in the morning leaving children without even porridge"'. The women mining sand to make our concrete: www.context.news/socioeconomi...context.newsMalawi's women sand miners trapped in climate change dilemma | Context by TRFMore women in Malawi turn to sand mining after drought, floods hit incomes but the practice makes land less resilient to disaster 24837
Reposted by Chris HackneySeb Pitman @coastalscoop.bsky.social · 03/04/2025A beautiful morning setting up for today’s Young Coastal Scientists’ & Engineers’ Conference here at @newcastleuni.bsky.social Dove Marine Lab! We’re delighted to welcome 30 early career researchers and practitioners to our little corner of paradise!! @hassfacultyncl.bsky.social @sagencl.bsky.social 072
Reposted by Chris HackneyJosh Wolstenholme @joshwolstenholme.bsky.social · 19/03/2025Interested in the role of sediment transport processes on increasing #flooding? Our new preprint that systematically explores the role of #rainfall on amplifying flood hazard is out! doi.org/10.21203/rs.... @floodskinner.games @drchrishackney.bsky.social Matt Perks & @bedforms.bsky.socialdoi.orgFlood hazard amplification by intra-event sediment transportRivers are dynamic, with channel size and shape adapting to fluctuations in water and sediment supplied from their upstream catchments. These changes directly affect flood conveyance capacity, yet sed... 3178
Reposted by Chris HackneyBSG Geomorphology @bsg-geomorph.bsky.social · 24/02/2025Teams information shown on the advert & on our website www.geomorphology.org.uk/2025/02/19/i... @rgs-ibghe.bsky.social @rgs-ibgschools.bsky.social @rgsibg.bsky.social @hywelgriffiths.bsky.social @aockelford.bsky.social @sgrieve.bsky.social @drchrishackney.bsky.social @geomorphicjosh.bsky.socialgeomorphology.org.ukInternational Geomorphology Week: BSG Seminars - British Society of Geomorphology 074
Reposted by Chris HackneyBSG Geomorphology @bsg-geomorph.bsky.social · 24/02/2025Next week we are hosting two talks to celebrate International Geomorphology week. Dr Lynda Yorke will discuss inclusive fieldwork in the geosciences on Wednesday. On Friday, Gwyn Nelson from the Wales Coastal Monitoring Centre will present a national approach to communicating coastal change. 163
Reposted by Chris HackneyChris Hackney @drchrishackney.bsky.social · 11/02/2025And so...after 13 years on short term contracts in academia, I can finally enjoy an open ended contract. Time to change the email signatures and social media handles #academia #science @newcastleuni.bsky.social 3391
Chris Hackney @drchrishackney.bsky.social · 11/02/2025And so...after 13 years on short term contracts in academia, I can finally enjoy an open ended contract. Time to change the email signatures and social media handles #academia #science @newcastleuni.bsky.social 3391
Chris Hackney @drchrishackney.bsky.social · 22/01/2025Congratulations to @jahardwick.bsky.social on his first #PhD paper out today 🎉🥂 James has reviewed the impact of non-native plant species on river bank erosion rates 🏞️🪻🌳🪴🌍 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....onlinelibrary.wiley.comThe Role of Non‐Native Plant Species in Modulating Riverbank Erosion: A Systematic ReviewRiverbank erosion is a naturally occurring process that influences riparian zone habitats. However, anthropogenic activities are increasing rates of riverbank erosion. Climate change and hydrological... 2205
Chris Hackney @drchrishackney.bsky.social · 13/01/2025First day of our joint IISER Bhopal - @newcastleuni.bsky.social workshop on geospatial techniques for monitoring sand mining. Looking forward to welcoming students and practitioners for the week #earthscience #remotesensing #rivers #india #sandmining 0100
Reposted by Chris HackneyBSG Geomorphology @bsg-geomorph.bsky.social · 06/01/2025📸BSG ART COMPETITION 2024🎨 🚨FIVE days🚨 Scroll through your field photos or get out your paint brush #geomorphology Prizes: £100 🥇 £50 🥈🥉 Deadline: 10th Jan T&Cs: geomorphology.org.uk/2024/11/26/n... Make sure you tag us, #BSGAC24 and add a caption! 41714
Chris Hackney @drchrishackney.bsky.social · 18/12/2024This was a fun, if scary (as a single author piece) at times, experience. Thank @drvanessalamb.bsky.social and the rest of the special issue editors for pushing beyond by comfort zone to think about this from a more human geography perspective 161
Chris Hackney @drchrishackney.bsky.social · 05/12/2024New #microplastics paper alert. Led by the awesome Dr Freija Mendrik, from her PhD work, we show that 86 % of microplastics are transported below the water surface. For representative samples, sample at 0.5-0.6 of the depth www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 0347
Chris Hackney @drchrishackney.bsky.social · 25/11/2024Polluted rivers, uprooted farmland and lost taxes: Ghana counts cost of illegal gold mining boom www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n... 060
Reposted by Chris HackneyChris Hackney @drchrishackney.bsky.social · 20/11/2024I made a starter pack of those voices speaking to all things geomorph/glacio/geo/earth sci. Follow them if it's of interest. Will update as the site grows #earthsci #geomorphology #physgeog #science #glaciology go.bsky.app/ME4GNao 166820
Reposted by Chris HackneyDrZP @zarahpattison.bsky.social · 21/11/2024PhD opp: Interested in the combined impact of sand extraction and invasive species?!! Check this out: Invasions and extractions in Lough Neagh and their role in water quality deterioration with @drchrishackney.bsky.social! #invasivespecies #freshwater #PhD iapetus2.ac.uk/studentships...iapetus2.ac.ukInvasions and extractions in Lough Neagh and their role in water quality deterioration 131
Chris Hackney @drchrishackney.bsky.social · 20/11/2024I made a starter pack of those voices speaking to all things geomorph/glacio/geo/earth sci. Follow them if it's of interest. Will update as the site grows #earthsci #geomorphology #physgeog #science #glaciology go.bsky.app/ME4GNao 166820
Chris Hackney @drchrishackney.bsky.social · 20/11/2024For all those interested in #geomorphology @bsg-geomorph.bsky.social has joined Bluesky! Give them a follow to keep up with everything we're doing, webinars, grants and new exciting science 🌍⛰️🏞️ 0274
Chris Hackney @drchrishackney.bsky.social · 13/11/2024We could cross this yesterday evening!! It was ankle deep. Shows what a couple of hour's rain can do on a saturated ephemeral river! 2150
Chris Hackney @drchrishackney.bsky.social · 12/11/2024Having some fun in community workshops on sand harvesting and water availability in Kenya. Quite a difference from the #rivers I'm used too 071
Chris Hackney @drchrishackney.bsky.social · 30/09/2024Most, if not all high grade quartz used to make silicon chips comes from Spruce Pine, North Carolina. The whole area has been devistaed by Hurricane Helene. Potential here for significant impacts to global high tech production and industry!! www.wired.com/story/book-e...wired.comThe Ultra-Pure, Super-Secret Sand That Makes Your Phone PossibleThe processor that makes your laptop or cell phone work was fabricated using quartz from this obscure Appalachian backwater. 272
Chris Hackney @drchrishackney.bsky.social · 24/09/2024Thinking of building a small (2.5 m x 2.5m) delta basin for teaching delta growth, morphology and strat (plus maybe some research). Any one got any tips or recommendations for good kit (hoppers, sensors etc.)?media.tenor.comstan marsh from south park is asking if anyone has any ideasALT: stan marsh from south park is asking if anyone has any ideas 143
Chris Hackney @drchrishackney.bsky.social · 13/09/2024Beach sand being mined and sold for profit in Cornwall #sandmining #dredging www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/09...telegraph.co.ukSand on picturesque Cornwall beach being ‘mined and sold for profit’Residents claim Hayle Beach is being exploited by local council and launch petition to stop ‘day and night’ removal 020
Chris Hackney @drchrishackney.bsky.social · 13/08/2024Back out on the Mekong. This time with the #MRC training their national teams in the use of ADCPs and sediment sampling techniques #rivers #mekong #cambodia 020
Chris Hackney @drchrishackney.bsky.social · 14/06/2024This was a new experience...a first single author article. I argue for a recentering of transboundary river basin frameworks to put #sediment on equal balance to #water, with the example of the #Mekong #earthscience 🌎⛏️🌊🏞️ rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.comArea | RGS Geography Journal | Wiley Online LibraryMany transboundary river systems focus heavily on flows of water, with less consideration for flows of sediment. Here, it is argued that the two distinct natural cycles of water and sediment necessit... 050
Chris Hackney @drchrishackney.bsky.social · 06/04/2024First day on Texel for #NewcastleUni Phys Geog field course and there's a beach renourishment program using 1.3 MT of sand going on #sand #geography #beachmanagement 071
Chris Hackney @drchrishackney.bsky.social · 28/03/2024Perfecting some #microplastics separation protocols for upcoming student field courses #FieldLabs #STEM #teaching 031
Chris Hackney @drchrishackney.bsky.social · 16/02/2024Cracking views from the top of Whernside and Ingleborough today. Never wetter! 041
Chris Hackney @drchrishackney.bsky.social · 08/02/2024Opened BlueSky and my feed was full of cat and dog pictures, so...here's Ginny dreaming of being Tom Daley diving off the 10 m board 040
Chris Hackney @drchrishackney.bsky.social · 20/12/2023Northern lights lit up the flight home from #AGU23 last week. Amazing display for about an hour of the flight over northern Canada 0374
Chris Hackney @drchrishackney.bsky.social · 09/12/2023How many poster tubes am I going to see this morning at Heathrow en route to #AGU23? 060